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20740

College Park, MD · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
36,847
Median household income
$77,317
People below poverty
28.8%
Median home value
$423,900

Income

The median income of households in 20740 was $77,317. An estimated 13.3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 12.7% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 20740 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 13.3
$10,000 to $14,999 2.3
$15,000 to $24,999 7.9
$25,000 to $34,999 7.9
$35,000 to $49,999 6
$50,000 to $74,999 11.3
$75,000 to $99,999 11.1
$100,000 to $149,999 14.9
$150,000 to $199,999 12.5
$200,000 or more 12.7

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 20740 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 64581
Female 61573

An estimated 86% of households received earnings. An estimated 14.2% of households received Social Security and an estimated 12 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $23,146. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 20740 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 86
Social Security 14.2
Retirement income 12
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.5
Cash public assistance income 1.7

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 28.8 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 20.5% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 13.4% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 32.4% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 20740 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 28.8
Children under 18 years below poverty 20.5
People 65 years old and over below poverty 13.4
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 32.4

In 2020-2024, 6.9 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 51.8% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 41.3% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 17.8% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 20740 in 2020-2024, 89.7% had health insurance coverage and 10.3% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 73.5% and public coverage was 21.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 3.4%.


In 2020-2024, 20740 had a total population of 36,847 - 17,934 (48.7%) females and 18,913 (51.3%) males. The median age was 23.5 years. An estimated 13.7% of the population was under 18 years, 50.4% was 19 to 44 years, 15.1% was 45 to 64 years, and 7.9 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 20740 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1332 762
5 to 9 482 717
10 to 14 594 556
15 to 19 2510 2866
20 to 24 4324 5080
25 to 29 1423 1593
30 to 34 1446 1247
35 to 39 1355 934
40 to 44 780 407
45 to 49 743 361
50 to 54 790 753
55 to 59 779 613
60 to 64 787 713
65 to 69 805 529
70 to 74 414 304
75 to 79 144 222
80 to 84 89 157
85 and over 116 120

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 34.8% were White; 24.4% were Black or African American; 3.5% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 14.5% were Asian; 9.1% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 12.7% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 21.9% of the people in 20740 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 33.2% of the people in 20740 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 11,559 households in 20740. The average household size was 2.66 people.

Married-couple households made up 27.5% of the households in 20740 while cohabiting couple households made up 11.7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 30.5% of all households, while 30.3% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 17% of households were male householders living alone, and 14.4% were female householders living alone, for a total of 31.4% of all households.

In 20740, 20.9% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 18.6% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 20740 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 27.5
Cohabiting Couples 11.7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
30.3
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
30.5

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 23.3% of males and 21.5% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 69 68.6
Now married, except separated 23.3 21.5
Separated 1.7 1.3
Widowed 1.4 3.1
Divorced 4.5 5.4

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 20740, 408 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 24.3% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 72% of the people living in 20740 were U.S. natives. 33.4% of the 20740 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 28% of 20740 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 33.4% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 48.3 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 20740 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 20740.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 20740 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 47.3
Asia 39.9
Europe 4.3
Africa 7.7
Northern America 0.8
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 20740 in 2020-2024, 34.9 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 17% of people at least five years old; 15.9% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 20740 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 17
Other Indo-European languages 8.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 7.6
Other languages 1.8

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 67.8 % of the people at least one year old living in 20740 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 20740 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 67.8
Different house, same county 9.8
Different county, same state 13.3
Different state 7.2
Abroad 1.9

Education

In 2020-2024, 85.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 50.1% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 14.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 20740 was 17,627 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 153 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,873. College or graduate school enrollment was 14,601.

Educational Attainment of People in 20740 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 14.2
High school diploma or equivalency 16.6
Some college, no degree 12.8
Associate's degree 6.3
Bachelor's degree 26.7
Graduate or professional degree 23.4

Disability

In 20740, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 6.6 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 2.5% of people under 18 years old, to 5.5% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 24.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 20740, 56.5 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 38.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 67.6% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 27.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 12,285 67.6
Federal, state, or local government workers 4,968 27.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 858 4.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 20740 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 20740 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.2
Construction 9.7
Manufacturing 2.5
Wholesale trade 0.5
Retail trade 8.8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.9
Information 2.8
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.4
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 13.4
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 33.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 9.1
Other Services, except public administration 4.8
Public administration 7.4

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 20740 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 9,651 53.1
Service occupations 2,763 15.2
Sales and office occupations 2,763 15.2
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,849 10.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,157 6.4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 50.6% of 20740 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 8.5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 27.9 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 20740 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 50.6
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 8.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 9.2
Walked 10.3
Other means 4.8
Worked from home 16.6

In 2020-2024, 20740 had a total of 12,935 housing units. Of these housing units, 42.2% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 57.3% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.5% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 20740 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 42.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 57.3
Mobile homes 0.5
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

17.6% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 5.5% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 20740 was 5 rooms, and of these housing units 50.5% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 20740 had 11,559 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,376 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 36.7% while renters occupied 63.3%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.91 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.52.

10.1% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 5.7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 16.9% and another 20% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 20740:

House Heating Fuel Used in 20740 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 58.4
Electricity 39
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 1.2
All other fuels 0.4
No fuel used 1.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 20740 was $423,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 66.8 % had a mortgage. 33.2% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,344 and for owners without a mortgage it was $827.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 20740 was $1,839. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.